Well, it became quite obvious that the reason why the Daintree is called a rainforest is because it rains - A LOT! In fact, it rained for the 2 days and 2 nights we were at Cape Tribulation. Rain that fell all night and sounded like paper rustling as it dropped onto the foliage surrounding us and on the cabin roof (sometimes hard, sometimes soft). Rain that wet both the earth and the air and made everything depressingly damp. Rain that prevented us from walking t...

Normally, I don't like organised tours, but our choices to get up to Cape Tribulation were very limited: pay $80/day for car rental + fuel + accommodation OR pay $170 each for transport (incl river cruise, guided forest walk & 2 nights @ YHA Cape Beach House). As it turned out, we had a very informative trip up to the Daintree and learned a lot more than if we had gone solo. Our barefoot, dreadlocked, eco-warrior, female driver, Nicole, provided great runnin...